Food Farms & Gardens

Enjoy great local food and great conversations about actions to support local farms and food producers.

Cost: Free -- No Reservations Required

2nd Wednesday of each month. Locations vary.

viticulture series

No cost to attend. CCE partners will Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology to provide risk-management farming education in the Northwest Lower Michigan area. The following classes are provided by the Crosshatch/USDA grant.

March 13: Planning and Planting Cold Hardy Grapes

March 20: Viticulture Around Michigan

March 27: No workshop, Spring Break

April 3: New Grape Varieties

April 10: Lean Office Overview

April 10: Processing Grapes into Wine

April 18 (Wednesday): Wine Making Techniques for Cold Hardy Grapes

April 24: Required Equipment for Wine Making

May 1: Marketing and Sales of Cold Hardy Grapes

May 8: Permits for Producing Wine

May15: Controlling Vineyard Diseases

May 22: Starting a Vineyard

May 29: Controlling Vineyard Insects

June 5: Soil Options

June 12: Conference – Wine Making Best Practices

All Viticulture Workshops:

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

SCRC Room 536

Various Instructors

ADVANCED BEEKEEPING - EXPANDING MARKETS

Thursday, March 22

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

SCRC 536

Instructor: Rich Wieske

Take a closer look at honey, propolis and beeswax, the products of the hive, and how to use, make and market them.